Gary and Pam Beineke have a stable of awesome cars. We invaded their privacy to shoot and video several cars a couple of years ago and we featured those cars a while back. Most of the cars in their collection are Mopars that the couple built from scratch, but there’s one that they just picked up along the way. That’s this one, a 1987 Buick GNX that the couple bought brand new back in 1987 and has held on to ever since.
Ironically, every other piece in their collection is a Mopar product, but this Buick holds a special place in their hearts. As one of only 547 ever produced, there are plenty of reasons why.
The GNX was basically the parting shot fired by Buick when it came to be known that the Grand National would be dead at the end of 1987. Buick teamed up with ASC/Mclaren to design a package that would totally optimize the drivetrain and upgrade the suspension of the car to levels previously unheard of in factory cars. The name was an homage to the legendary GSX moniker that was used on the highest performing Buicks from 1970-1972. They used 455ci to shred tires, this car used less than 250 to haul the mail.
The devil is totally in the details, so click here to see the gallery on this pinnacle Buick.
Oh yeah, right below there’s also the kickass video of the 8,000-mile original shredding tires. The ones it rolled out of the factory on.
With out a doubt the Baddest of the Bad!
Corvettes (then) didn’t stand a chance!
I wish I owned one! :-)) Bill
a friend of mine in high school his family had 2 gran nationals and 1 gnx, him and his brother had the gn’s and his dad had the gnx, crazy to drive by thier house and see 3 gran nats all parked there
Just a fabulous car!
I was a senior in high school when the last GNs and GNXs were selling. I wanted one, and when I watched them “silently” kill everything they ran against in the 1/4 mile I was hooked.
It is 25 years later now, and I finally have a GN parked in MY garage, I plan on racing it this Friday.
Thats nothing, my dads doctor bought his new, not even dealer preped, placed in a bubble and has 1 mile on the od. and bought a second one to drive.